This section provides a list of additional links that may provide other information related to “A Guide to Planning for Coastal Communities in Wisconsin” prepared by the Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission. Please click on the links below or scroll down the page for more information.

Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Coastal Natural Hazards Program (WCMP)The objectives of the WCMP are to improve coordination and implementation among state and local agencies, to strengthen local government capabilities, to provide a strong advocacy voice for balanced uses of coastal resources, and to increase public awareness of Great Lakes Resources. Since the 1970's, the WCMP has worked closely with local communities and with state and federal partners to develop the tools needed to manage and mitigate coastal natural hazards in the Great Lakes. WCMP accessed April 2004.http://www.doa.state.wi.us/section.asp?linkid=65&locid=9

Addressing Your Community's Flood Problems: A Guide for Elected Officials“Addressing Your Community's Flood Problems: A Guide for Elected Officials” is a publication of the Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., and the Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force. 1996. Copies are available from ASFPM Executive Office, 4233 West Beltline Highway, Madison, WI 53711, or athttp://www.floods.org/home/default.asp.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)This is a separate page where with more information on the resources regarding a variety of hazards, including floods, thunderstorms, tornadoes, dam safety, hazardous materials, winter storms, and more that FEMA provides. January 2007.www.fema.gov

Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center (HRRC)HRRC was established at Texas A&M University in 1988. The center engages in research on hazard mitigation, disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. The HRRC website provides links to disaster, hazard, risk and emergency management research centers, including centers that address flood and natural hazards. HRRC accessed April 2004.http://archone.tamu.edu/hrrc/

NOAA/NESDIS Hazards Support ActivitiesNOAA/NESDIS operates the United States' civil geostationary and polar orbiting environmental satellites, and manages the largest collection of atmospheric, geophysical, and oceanographic data in the world. These activities are critical in the observation, analysis, and assessment of natural hazards. NOOA accessed April 2004.http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/noaa_pubs/hazards.shtml

NOAA National Virtual Data System NOAA provides data management and accessibility to environmental data used in hazards assessment. Live access to the National Virtual Ocean Data System is provided at this website. NOAA accessed April 2004, updated January 2007.http://ferret.pmel.noaa.gov/NVODS/servlets/index

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The Great Lakes Coastal Planning Resource website was developed by the Land Information & Computer Graphics Facility (LICGF), in collaboration with and funding provided by the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program (WCMP) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act, Grant #NA03NOS4190106, along with assistance from the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute.